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Apple unveils the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro and 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max with a Dynamic Island notch, 48MP main camera, an A16 4nm chip, and an always-on display — It's also the first iPhone with a 48-megapixel camera — Apple has officially announced the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 and 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Plus with the iPhone 13's design and notch, 2021's A15 chip, satellite connectivity, and more — Apple today announced the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, as part of its September media event. The phones come in a new color lineup of midnight …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple makes eSIM the only option on iPhone 14 models in the US, working with T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T; outside the US, the phones will have a SIM card tray — Apple today announced that all iPhone 14 models sold in the U.S. do not have a built-in SIM card tray and will rely entirely on eSIM technology.
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
A look at the iPhone 14 Pro's Dynamic Island pill-shaped notch, which has custom UI elements for incoming phone calls, timers, turn-by-turn navigation, and more — Apple today introduced the new iPhone 14 Pro with a new pill-shaped notch called the Dynamic Island that can morph into different shapes …
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Apple debuts the Watch Ultra, for athletes, with a 49mm titanium case, improved multiband GPS, “action button”, second speaker, and 36-60-hour battery, for $799 — Say hello to Apple's biggest fitness watch — After over a year of rumors, Apple has finally announced the Apple Watch Ultra …
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| José Adorno / 9to5Mac: |
Apple unveils Watch Series 8 in 41mm and 45mm sizes with a body temperature sensor, new Sleep app, focus on women's health, and more for $399+ on September 16 — Apple has finally unveiled the new Apple Watch Series 8. After months of rumors, the company has announced the successor of the Apple Watch Series 7.
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| Peter Kafka / Vox: |
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company found that “a substantial portion” of Twitter's users “were not real” when Disney considered buying Twitter in 2016 — Bots were fine. Nastiness wasn't. — Elon Musk wanted to buy Twitter. Then he decided he didn't.
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Apple debuts AirPods Pro 2 with an H2 chip, a new low-distortion driver, personalized Spatial Audio, volume touch controls, available on September 23 for $249 — The new flagship earbuds face much stiffer competition than Apple's original pair — The long-awaited refresh of Apple's AirPods Pro is here.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple plans to make its $9.99/month Fitness+ service available to all iPhone users in 21 countries this fall, regardless of whether they own an Apple Watch — As promised earlier this year at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), the company today confirmed it's broadening access …
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| Melissa Repko / CNBC: |
GameStop partners with FTX on “e-commerce and online marketing initiatives” in the US and reports a $108.7M net loss in Q2, up from $61.6M YoY; stock jumps 10%+ — - GameStop said quarterly sales declined and losses widened, as its cash pile shrank and inventory swelled.
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| Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
NBA and NBPA partner with Sorare, which makes NFT-based sports games and claims to have 2M users, to launch a digital collectibles-based fantasy basketball game — Sorare has become the “Official NFT Fantasy Partner” of the NBA. — The National Basketball Association (NBA) …
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| Sami Fathi / MacRumors: |
Apple plans to release iOS 16 on September 12 for iPhone 8 and up, with a redesigned and customizable lockscreen, major new features in Messages, and more — Apple today announced that the newest version of iOS, iOS 16, will be available to all users with compatible iPhones on Monday …
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| Colin Kellaher / MarketWatch: |
CommerceHub, which connects retailers and brands with suppliers, agrees to acquire and take private e-commerce software provider ChannelAdvisor in a ~$660M deal — ChannelAdvisor Corp. on Tuesday said it agreed to be acquired by privately held commerce network CommerceHub for more than $660 million …
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Despite the recent downturn in the cryptocurrency market, Y Combinator's Summer 2022 batch has 30 crypto startups, up from 25 in its Winter 2022 batch — Crypto and web3 stands out in the Summer 2022 batch — Crypto founders have heard the saying a thousand times in the past few months …
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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss confirms she wants to dilute the draft Online Safety Bill, focusing on protecting minors while making sure free speech is allowed — Definition of ‘legal but harmful’ may change to give greater scope to say on web what is acceptable in person
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
NYC-based Hebbia, a startup founded by Stanford AI researchers to develop AI-powered search tools, has raised a $30M Series A led by Index Ventures — Hebbia, a startup developing AI-infused search tools, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Index Ventures with participation from Radical Ventures.| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon's Andy Jassy has no plan to force employees to return to the office, will “proceed adaptively as we learn”, and says most have returned for some weekdays — - Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company doesn't plan to call its employees back to the office.| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Internal memo: CEO Evan Spiegel unveils Snap's plans to grow its user base and revenue in 2023, including onboarding more users in their 30s and pushing AR ads — After getting “punched in the face hard” by a cratering stock price and brutal layoffs, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told employees … | Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
A Delaware judge denies Elon Musk's attempt to delay the October trial over his abortive Twitter acquisition but allows adding Peiter Zatko's claims to the case — But he can add whistleblower claims to his lawsuit — A Delaware court has denied billionaire Elon Musk's attempt to push …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Ahead of the US midterms, Twitter plans to add 1,000 contributors weekly to its Birdwatch fact-checking tool, each assigned a “rating impact” score out of five — On the heels of a report detailing how Twitter had once accidentally allowed a conspiracy theorist into its invite …
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Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran and expels embassy staff over a major cyberattack in July 2022 that shut down many government digital services and sites — Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country's embassy staff over a major cyberattack nearly two months ago …
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